Each December I post a list of the best articles I read of the year. It's a way to reflect on the year past and the ideas that influenced me. This year's list is pretty long, enjoy! 1. Dave Hickey's Politics of Beauty A great piece about one of my favorite art critics. "His argumentContinue reading "The Best Articles I Read in 2013"
Creative Time Summit and the Boogieman
The theme for this year's Creative Time Summit, held at NYU last week, was Art, Place, and Dislocation in the 21st Century City. The two day event featured keynotes, panels, short films, and on-stage interviews. With any event like this, there's an odd paradox of information overload on one hand, and a feeling that theContinue reading "Creative Time Summit and the Boogieman"
A Proposal: Library of Babel the Video Game
I read Jorge Luis Borges' short story The Library of Babel in college. Like most people I know who read it in college, it bent my mind in a way that cannot be unbent. It's not a story as much as a description of a setting. He describes a universe that consists of aContinue reading "A Proposal: Library of Babel the Video Game"
The Best Articles I Read in 2012
Thanks to Instapaper, I keep track of all the articles I read digitally. At the end of each year, I compile a list of the best articles, essays, and blog posts. This is the first time the list has appeared here, on my new blog (as the first post, no less). Note: These are articlesContinue reading "The Best Articles I Read in 2012"